James Sun
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| Born | 1977 Seoul, South Korea |
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| Residence | Seattle, Washington |
| Occupation | Founder, president and CEO of Zoodango |
| Spouse | Julie Sun |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Website James-Sun.com |
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James Sun (born 1977) is the chief executive officer of Zoodango, a social networking website for professionals. He was an American competitior in The Apprentice 6. He was fired at the Season Finale on April 22, 2007, finishing as the runner-up.
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[edit] Early life
James Sun was born in Seoul, Korea and immigrated to the United States when he was four years old. He grew up in Houston, Texas and settled in Seattle, Washington. While earning his degree in business and computer information systems from the University of Washington, Sun started a technology investment fund at age 18 with just $5000 and turned it into over $2 million at age 23.
[edit] Career
After graduating cum laude as a multi-millionaire[citation needed], Sun joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu offering management consulting services to Fortune 500 companies.
James is now enjoying life as a CEO, public speaker, and television personality. Since his appearance on "The Apprentice", James is working on several projects in technology, media & production, and non-profit work.
As a public speaker, James has a universal message of the "American Dream" that inspires a wide audience. He also travels around the world as a public speaker and seminar expert on the topic of "Diversity" and "Gen Y". He is published in a book titled "Millennial Leaders Y" (sold on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble) as an expert in this field.
[edit] Personal life
Sun resides in Seattle with his wife Julie and their two daughters.
[edit] The Apprentice
Sun was one of the four finalists going into the finale of season 6 of The Apprentice, Donald Trump's business reality show. He and partner Stefani Schaeffer survived the first elimination, but Trump ultimately chose Stefani as his next apprentice. Trump said to James: "James, you're terrific in every respect. You're creative; I love creative people. But there were certain things and certain dialog that you gave during the course - and you know what I'm talking about - that bothered me very much. You're an outstanding guy. I really think you're going to be a big success, but for now, James, you're fired."[1] On his blog following the firing, Sun stated that he was "dumbfounded" and still confused as to what exactly the "things" Trump mentioned were, although he speculated that it might have had something to do with his ad-libbed offhand plug for his internet company during the finale.[2][3][4]
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[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Zoodango Official Site
- James Sun at the Internet Movie Database
- James Sun at TV.com
- James' Zoodango Profile
- Yahoo! Bio
- The NBC Apprentice Season 6 Bio
- Interview with James Sun, Zoodango
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